IgO PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. [aNNO 1758. 



in this place, in endeavouring to make his escape from one who was going to 

 correct him, opened the door of a cellar, and threw himself into it; but in his 

 hurry so entangled his right thumb with the latch, that the whole weight of his 

 body was suspended by it, until it gave way, and was torn off at the first articu- 

 lation; the flexor tendon being at the same time pulled out in its whole length, 

 having broke when it became muscular. Mr. H. was immediately sent for, 

 found little or no haemorrhage, and the bone of the 2d phalanx safe, and co- 

 vered with its cartilage, but protruding considerably, occasioned by part of the 

 skin belonging to it being irregularly torn off with the first joint. 



He was doubtful whether he should not be obliged at last to make a circular 

 incision, and saw the bone even with the skin ; but thought it proper to give 

 him a chance for the use of the whole phalanx. He complained only for the 

 first day of a pretty sharp pain in the course of the tendon; to which compresses, 

 wrung out of warm brandy were applied : but his arm was never swelled ; there 

 was no ecchymosis ; nor had he so much fever, as to require bleeding even once. 

 The cure proceeded happily, no symptoms arising from the extracted tendon. 

 At the third dressing the bone was covered ; and no other application but dry 

 lint was necessary during the whole time. No exfoliation happened ; yet it was 

 12 weeks before it was entirely cicatrized, owing to the loss of skin: and he 

 seemed to enjoy the use of the stump as completely, as if that tendon had not 

 been lost. 



LXXXIV. On the late Discoveries of Antiquities at Herculaneum, and of an 



Earthquake there. By Camillo Paderni, F.R.S. Dated Portici, Feb. 1, 



1758. p. 619. 



Havirtg been working continually at Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Stabiae, 

 since his communication of Dec. 16, 1756, the most remarkable discoveries 

 made there are the following : 



February 1757> was found a small and most beautiful figure of a naked Venus 

 in bronze, the height of which is 6 Neapolitan inches. She has silver eyes, 

 bracelets of gold on her arms, and chains of the same metal above her feet ; 

 and appears in the attitude of loosening one of her sandals. The base is of 

 bronze inlaid with foliage of silver, on one side of which is placed a dolphin. 



In July was found an inscription, about 12 Neapolitan palms in length, as 

 follows : 



IMP > CAESAR » VESPASIANVS > AVG > PONTIP > MAX 



TRIE ^ POT » Vll • IMP • XVII 'P * P' COS * VII ' DESIGN * VlII 

 TEMPLVM , MATRIS > DEVM > TERRAE . MOTV . CONLAPSVM , RESTITVIT 



After having found a great number of volumes of papirus in Herculaneum ; 



